We love a good slam. Maybe a Denny’s grand slam if you’re hungry, or Peeling Flesh if you’re angry, since the Oklahoma-based band are amazing at filling your belly with pleasant rage. Chip Smith (Infertile Crescent) is the newest banana in the bunch to help achieve this, as the band just recruited him to take
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Bad news, ghouls and ghoulettes. If you were planning on catching a Ghost show this weekend or Monday, you’re kinda boned. And you can blame it on the rain snow, as the massive winter storm that’s threatening the east coast has forced the band to axe tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday’s concerts. In an announcement made
A huge winter storm is barreling toward MetalSucks HQ, so we’re trying to stay warm and prepare ourselves for all the shoveling that comes with this sort of thing. Not looking forward to any of it, but at least we’ll have new tunes to get us through the worst of it… Alkaloid Bach Out Of
Progressive sludge metal bandBaronessare going to be playing a show with Acid Bath at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey this March. That’s exciting as fuck, but Baroness aren’t content with doing a one and done show. Instead, they’ve opted to add two additional headlining east coast shows to give fans in the area
Later this year Fozzy, the band featuring pro wrestling icon and vocalist Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo’s Rich “The Duke” Ward is heading out on their ‘Twisted Faith Tour’. The shows are going to be during days that they’re not playing various festivals like Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple. Coming along with Fozzy will
Ohhhh shit. The new Rob Dukes era of Exodus is officially on the books, as the legendary thrash outfit announced Goliath, their first album with the singer since he rejoined the fold. Due out on March 26 via Napalm Records, Goliath boasts 10 new tracks of breakneck thrash intensity. “Are we excited for this record?
A recently instated California law is revitalizing another sexual assault case against a rock star, as Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is once again facing allegations that he attempted to force a woman to “perform oral copulation” along with other non-consensual sexual activities during a 2003 helicopter ride. The case in question was originally filed
The long goodbye for Brazilian metal titans Sepultura will come to a close in North America later this year, as they unveil the final shows of their ‘Celebrating Life Through Death’ farewell tour. Once it all comes to a head this May, the band’s more than four-decade-long career will mark the end of an era.
If you’re a lover of live albums, especially those of the progressive kind, then Dream Theater is yet again going to rock your figurative socks off. As if they haven’t been doing the most (in a good way) lately, they’re blessing us yet again with something from their vault. They’re still on the road riding
Here we go again. We’ve got another crusty old white man spouting off about shit he doesn’t know or understand. This time, it’s Pink Floydco-founderRoger Watersdoubling down on some past stupid shit he said about Ozzy Osbourne after his death. During a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Waters was debating a number of geopolitical
We’ve got a saying around here: “fuck cancer.” Okay, that’s likely a saying literally everywhere because why wouldn’t it be but right now, we’re talking about Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), his battle with cancer, and his next memoir. Tentatively set for release in September 2027, Mustaine’s new work In My Darkest Hour will detail his self-described
If there’s anyone who knows how to keep us on our toes, it’s Mike Patton. Fool’s always got some shit going on, from doing whatever that project is with The Avett Brothers to our beloved Mr. Bungle, who just gave us such a big post-holiday treat. During their set at the Teatro Estudio Cavaret in
Of all the things you could associate with Mumbai, India, I’d bet brutal death metal is pretty low on that list. Yet here stands Gutslit, an extreme metal force comprised of five badass musicians forging their own path in the metal world. Having already released three full-length albums, the latest of which being 2023’s Carnal,
Scottish blackened thrash metal project Hellripper is back with the announcement of a new album and single and god damn it, it simply rips. Set for release on March 27, Coronach serves not only as a follow up to 2023’s Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags, but it’s also their first release under the Century Media
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but shock rockers Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are once again sharing a stage for a huge North American tour this summer. Dubbed the ‘Freaks On Parade’ tour, this run of shows will kick off on August 20 in West Palm Beach and won’t come to an end
After releasing a couple new tracks over the last few months and their insanely awesome headlining tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg kicking off soon, it only makes sense that Lamb of God would unveil their new album very soon. And thanks to the launch of a teaser site and
A new player in the world of metal, hard rock, and extreme music labels has taken shape and it’s already shaking shit up in the industry, as Frontiers Label Group announced this morning the launch of BLKIIBLK Records. And with an already impressive lineup of artists on the books and Mike Gitter being named as
Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society is heading across the pond this spring for an European tour that’s getting some explosive support from some killer bands. From the tour’s kick off in Glasgow, Scotland on May 28 until the final gig in Leipzig, Germany on August 14, Black Label Society will be hitting venues across multiple
A group of extreme metal titans will be hitting the road later this year, turning North America into a gyring mass of blasphemy as headliners Behemoth take Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation out for ‘The Godless IV’ tour. Slated to kick off on April 13 in San Diego, California, the tour will continue until it
After a rather explosively dramatic exit from his last band As I Lay Dying, guitarist Ken Susi has found a new home with the dudes in All That Remains. He’s the replacement for Jason Richardson, who quit the band last July to focus on his solo work and other opportunities. Susi took to social media